Meeting the Family Pt. 2
"Bradley! Where is she!" Ella said
Ella came into the office, she saw her son behind his desk beside him, Ella shook as she saw the girl her purse slip out of her hand, David saw his wife blocking the door and went to her.
"Ella?" David said
"Hi"
David heard the sweet voice, and saw behind the desk, the smile that damn smile he never got rid of in his mind for the past 24 years the smile his little girl wear when she got married the smile that was imprinted in his mind. That smile whenever he would hear 'Daddy' that beautiful smile he missed so much that made his heart hurt, the smile of his precious baby girl.
"Mom hurry"
"Elena, you do this every time"
"It's tradition"
"Fine, hold the camera right"
The old couple heard their voice of their daughter coming from the computer they were drawn to the voice that they ended up in front of the screen.
"You ready?"
"Yes, hurry"
Lilly laughed and cleared her throat.
[Wise men say only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay? Would it be a sin?
If I can't help falling in love with you]
[Take my hand, take my whole life, too
For I can't help falling in love with you]
"Bravo! Mom that was beautiful"
"Next time, you have to sing with me"
"I will mom, love you"
"Love you too my little Nina"
The video stop on Lilly's smiling face, the couple looked at the older version of their daughter, she still looked like she hardly aged she still had that spark of life in her eyes.
"Where is she?" Ella said
"Mom" Bradley said sadly
"She was in a car accident last year, she didn't make it" Elena said
The couple felt crush when they heard that.
"My baby was alive all this time" Ella cried
David held his wife as she cried for a bit, when they were done they looked at Elena.
"You look like just our Lilly" David said
"She does just like her, when she was 18" Ella said
"I just turned 18 a on Saturday" Elena said
"Well we should celebrate" Ella said happily
"Oh, right Gabriel" Elena said
Gabriel stood, up and went to Elena and put his arms around her waist.
"This is my fiance Gabriel" Elena said
"Gabriel Lu, I know you anywhere. How are your grandparents" Ella said
"They are well, Elena here beat grandfather at chest and Chinese chess as well. They are smitten with her" Gabriel said
"George" Dianna said
"Hello Dianna" George said
The couple looked at there once son in law, Gabriel could feel the tension.
"George here, never gave up hope for finding Elena and Lilly. He was smart to put his DNA in the system, that was how we found Elena" Gabriel said
"Yes dad is smart. Only if mom was still alive, she would've been happy" Elena said
"Why didn't your mother contact us?" Ella said
"I talk to the doctor that treated Lilly 18 years ago, they mixed up the bodies and after her accident she only remembered her name because the locket she was wearing. They than took the last name of the doctor that saved her life, she lost her memory so they didn't know they had a family waiting for them." George said
"Where is buried now?" David asked
"Daddy brought mom's ashes back to the family cemetery" Elena said
The office was quite, for a bit.
"Hello, I am Dianna your aunt. This is your cousin brother Theo" Dianna said
"Hello, Elena. Mom calls me Nina so do some of my friends, either is fine with me" Elena said
Elena shook hands with Dianna and Theo.
"Yes, we are David and Ella" David said
They gave her a hug, Elena spent the morning talking and showing pictures to her grandparents by noon they went to a restaurant to eat, Gabriel stayed by her side the whole time. Theo was observing Elena to see if there was an hint of wanting the family cut of there wealth, he didn't know that Gabriel was observing him as well.
"Why don't we go get something to eat" George said
"That's a good idea" Bradley said
The family went out of the office, when the works saw the family it was like looking at a family of royalties and there king and queen were Gabriel and Elena, the workers were memorized the moment Gabriel and Elena walked out of the elevator. Once they left they began gossiping with each other.
"Isn't she the daughter of the company?" one said
"I heard she died?" one commented
"No, look at this" a person came up to the group
"[Elena Zhou 18, has open her stores Nina's her ballet studio, and her jewelry store Everlasting in County B. Miss Zhou has been missing for the past 18 years found her long lost family the first Miss of the Zhou family, however just last year the first wife Lilly Xiao passed away from car accident. Miss Zhou and her mother dream of opening their own stores and today the first Miss of the Zhou family made her and her mothers dreams come true. Miss Zhou is the youngest business woman of country B] WOW! She is the granddaughter of the Xiao family" the person said after finish reading
"Look at this one" said as they looked up Elena's name
"[Miss Zhou is engaged to Mr. Gabriel Lu the eldest son of the powerful Lu family of the Country B, they will be getting married after Miss Zhou finishes school. Miss Zhou who graduated top student braking records in her school at Heaven's School For Girls, the eldest Miss of the Zhou had an early acceptance to the top business school in University T, they say she will be graduating in two years. Miss Zhou and Mr. Lu show off their engagement ring that Mr. Lu's deceased mother in law made for them. (Picture below) We congratulate the couple on their engagement]" the person finish reading
"The Miss is really brilliant already has her company, marrying the richest man in Country B. She lives up to the Xiao and Zhou name" a lady said.
The employees kept gossiping about Elena and Gabriel they also found her on social media and began following her as they looked at her page full of videos and pictures, some were even pictures of her and Gabriel.